Episode 106: Dissecting the Vistar-TMobile and Sincera-TTD deals

Eric and Ari are joined by digital out of home expert Tim Rowe who helps us dissect the $600 million acquisition of Vistar by T-Mobile. We also discuss the surprise Sincera acquisition by The Trade Desk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AD-ID is owned by two non-profits organizations and provides a universal identifier for advertising creatives, akin to a UPC code for ads, enabling standardized tracking and management throughout the advertising ecosystem. Used by over 80% of Fortune 500 companies, AD-ID's system supports transparency, accountability, and cross-platform measurement by encoding essential metadata like brand, product, and format. The platform offers flexible creation methods, including APIs and spreadsheets, and charges based on usage volume to encourage widespread adoption. Despite its utility, challenges remain in achieving full ecosystem compliance, especially with large platforms and ensuring integration into legacy systems. AD-ID also plays a critical role in talent payment tracking through agreements with organizations like SAG-AFTRA, emphasizing its significance in both operational and creative aspects of the advertising industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have author and professor Sandra Matz talking about her research into the effect of consumer psychology on advertising and marketing. Eric and Ari were at CES this week and they talk about all the exciting CTV news, including Comcast's "Universal Ads". Sponsored by Start.io, visit at start.io/nofees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tercept is a data infrastructure provider specializing in supporting ad tech and media companies by streamlining the collection, processing, and visualization of monetization and marketing-related data. Founded in 2018, the company offers tools and services to integrate, normalize, and manage data from over 400 sources, enabling clients to transform raw data—such as logs from ad servers and third-party platforms—into actionable insights through customizable dashboards and role-based access. Tercept caters to both companies with limited technical resources through fully managed solutions and more sophisticated teams seeking customizable pipelines, positioning itself as a flexible partner for addressing complex data infrastructure challenges. Recorded: January, 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ari and Eric review the best and the worst of 2014 and make some predictions about the future. For more in-depth discussion of these topics and links to the news we discuss, subscribe to the Marketecture newsletter at https://news.marketecture.tv Copyright (C) 2024 Marketecture Media, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Lipsman is an Independent analyst, formerly eMarketer, NPD, Comscore. We talk retail media trends, Walmart-Vizio, etc. For more in-depth discussion of these topics and links to the news we discuss, subscribe to the Marketecture newsletter at https://news.marketecture.tv Copyright (C) 2024 Marketecture Media, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy Bloom interviews Aashish from TikTok For more in-depth discussion of these topics and links to the news we discuss, subscribe to the Marketecture newsletter at https://news.marketecture.tv Copyright (C) 2024 Marketecture Media, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest on S4 Capital, how AI is shaping the holding companies of the future, and more. For more in-depth discussion of these topics and links to the news we discuss, subscribe to the Marketecture newsletter at https://news.marketecture.tv Copyright (C) 2024 Marketecture Media, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy Bloom interviews Achim Schlosser, the VP of Global Data Standards at Bertelsmann about the challenges of working with data in today's privacy environment. For more in-depth discussion of these topics and links to the news we discuss, subscribe to the Marketecture newsletter at https://news.marketecture.tv Copyright (C) 2024 Marketecture Media, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PCH, or Publisher's Clearing House, has been around for 70 years, and had a lot to teach us about user data, consent, and direct marketing. For more in-depth discussion of these topics and links to the news we discuss, subscribe to the Marketecture newsletter at https://news.marketecture.tv Copyright (C) 2024 Marketecture Media, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices